This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 467 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 467 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A candidate for national office often appeals to the MOST citizens by: A) Meeting with foreign leaders. B) Belonging to a third party. C) Holding moderate views. D) Leading an activist group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holding moderate views. 2. A ..... system characterizes the American political process. A) Multi-party. B) Two-party. C) Three-party. D) Dual party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-party. 3. Which party influenced the Whigs and later the Republicans? A) Republicans. B) Whigs. C) Democratic-Republicans. D) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalists. 4. Interest groups try to influence the government for political gain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which amendment protects your right to free speech, freedom of religion, and right to protest against the government? A) Amendment 1. B) Amendment 2. C) Amendment 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amendment 1. 6. In order to vote, U.S. citizens must ..... A) Have voted in primaries. B) . be 21 years old. C) Registered to vote. D) Affiliate with a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Registered to vote. 7. The part of the Constitution that lists the implied powers of Congress. A) Article III. B) Necessary and proper clause. C) Bill of Rights. D) Takings clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Necessary and proper clause. 8. Which party would focus on issues involving the environment? A) Democratic party. B) Green party. C) Socialist party. D) Libertarian party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green party. 9. Which type of third (minor) party tends to be the most long-lived? A) Splinter. B) Single issue. C) Ideological. D) Economic protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideological. 10. Which statement describes the Democratic Party? A) Believes in individual freedom and believes the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom. B) Believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need. C) Believes that individuals can take care of themselves without government help. D) Believes the government should control the entire economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need. 11. Political parties ideas on how to solve certain issues A) Editorial. B) Interest group. C) Softmoney. D) Platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platform. 12. True or False:Political Parties are different because they believe different things. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. "Common people can govern themselves. Voting should be open to any man, regardless of the amount of his wealth." A) Democratic Republicans. B) Federalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democratic Republicans. 14. Which of the following is NOT a function of political parties in the United States? A) Mobilize the voters. B) Elect federal judges. C) Help fund campaigns. D) Recruit prospective candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elect federal judges. 15. One of the advantages of a multiparty system is that it gives voters more choices at the polls. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. An independent candidate is: A) A candidate who has not been accepted as a member of a political party. B) A candidate who runs in the election but is NOT supported by an political party. C) The candidate of a county that has only one political party (example:China). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A candidate who runs in the election but is NOT supported by an political party. 17. Includes the attitudes and ideas that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues. A) Public Opinion. B) Public Attitude. C) Public Policy. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Opinion. 18. That is Mass Media? A) Forms of communication that transmit information to large numbers of people. B) Media that dealing with the political parties in the mass news cycle. C) Forms of communication created by politicians to distribute propaganda to the masses. D) Tic Gram, Face Toc, Insta-Mail, Yahoo and the internets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forms of communication that transmit information to large numbers of people. 19. Democrats are known for having ..... values and beliefs. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. C) No. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 20. The largest number of votes cast for an office A) Consensus. B) Plurality. C) Coalition. D) Partisan. 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